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The end of WWII and the beginning of the cold war is the time when Europe lost her empires in Africa and Asia and new nations like India and Israel were formed. This course focuses on post-war decolonisation and the making of new nations. It looks at the impact of communism and capitalism on Europe and Asia and on global politics. We study the way race, religion and competition for resources challenged fledgling democracies and the way that oil and other resources continue to shape post-cold war politics. The course is truly global, including aspects of Middle East, African, Asian and Pacific history as well as European and American. It asks the question: Which are greater, the forces bringing the world towards greater unity or the forces tearing it apart?